This morning was Kenny’s first day of Kindergarten. Let me restate that, this morning was the thirty minute “meet and greet” with Kenny’s kindergarten teacher and five other students in his class. I’m new to this elementary school gig, but felt pretty confident that I could control the chaos of going anywhere with three boys for thirty minutes. That confidence disappeared like a girl who shows up to a dance without a date. We didn’t so much as get into the doors of the school before one of the little brother’s (whose job was to blend in to the background) was stung by a bee. We proceeded, through tears, to the classroom where every one of my three boys needed to use the bathroom (seriously….they have a weird fascination with public restrooms). Then the other little brother sat down and started coloring a sheet designated for a student just before awkwardly running to another mommy and hugging her thigh. I was counting on other parents bringing siblings, but it just so happened that our group was full of only children. The teacher (24 and right out of college), and the other parents were looking at us like we were straight off the carnival train.
Thankfully, I had carved out the time to do my morning
devotion. God never fails to give me the
encouragement I need to face my day, and today I was reminded of the strength
of God’s love for me. According to
Ephesians 3:18, His love is wide and long and high and deep. His love is far longer than the awkward
stares I received in the classroom, and wide enough to help me forget the less
than perfect start of the school year. Tomorrow is a new day, the highlight of which will
be taking first day of school pictures with my oldest wearing a neon green
school t-shirt (not exactly my vision when I brought him home from the
hospital!)…..and will surely present me with the opportunity to soak up more of
God’s love in an awkward situation. These are the hidden blessings for mamas of three boys!
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